31 Miss. Code. R. 506-2.1

Current through August 31, 2024
Rule 31-506-2.1 - Definitions

1. Alcohol Ethyl alcohol and may include isopropyl and methyl alcohol.

2. BrAC Breath Alcohol Concentration, measured as grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

3. Breath Alcohol Reference Standard Solution A water-alcohol solution compounded for use in a simulator which, when equilibrated with air, yields a predictable alcohol concentration.

4. Calibration Check The verification of evidentiary breath alcohol instruments accuracy using a certified dry gas standard and obtaining a result within +- .005 of the expected value.

5. Certifier of Calibration A person who has received specialized training in the operation and the calibration check of evidentiary breath alcohol instruments and is certified to perform calibration checks.

6. CMI, Inc. Company at 316 East Ninth Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303, that manufactures the Intoxilyzer 8000 evidential breath alcohol test instrument.

7. Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Instrument An instrument used for making a chemical analysis of breath and giving a resultant alcohol concentration for evidential purposes.

8. Guth Laboratories, Inc. Company at 590 North Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111, that manufactures breath alcohol reference standard solutions and 34C Simulator.

9. Implied Consent Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state shall be deemed to have given his consent, subject to the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-5, to a chemical test or tests of his breath for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration.

10. Intoxilyzer 8000 An automated, microprocessor controlled instrument utilizing infrared spectrophotometry used for evidentiary breath alcohol analysis.

11. Lot An entire batch of breath alcohol reference standard solution or dry gas ethanol standard.

12. Mouth Alcohol Residual alcohol in the mouth which typically dissipates in less than ten minutes.

13. NCIC The National Crime Information Center.

14. N.I.S.T. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

15. No 0.020 Agreement Operational message printed when consecutive subject test results differ by more than 0.020.

16. Observation Period A period during which the person being tested has been observed to determine that he has not ingested alcohol or other fluids, regurgitated, vomited, eaten, smoked, or placed anything into his mouth in the twenty (20) minutes immediately prior to the collection of a breath sample.

17. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Detect The alcohol instrument detects interfering radio frequency and stops the testing procedure if RFI is detected.

18. Simulator A specially designed constant temperature water-alcohol solution bath instrument devised for the purpose of providing a standard alcohol-air mixture that simulates breath.

31 Miss. Code. R. 506-2.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 45-1-3
Adopted 2/15/2015